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On The Beach
A Warmer

How many shells can you see? One/two/three/four/five… How many fish can

you see? Six/seven/eight/nine/ten…

Where is the shell? It’s near the sea. Where is the shell?

It’s on the beach. Where is the shell? It’s in the sand.

Where is the shell? It’s under the hat.

Draw a fish in the sea! Draw a shell on the beach! Draw a crab in the sand!

Draw a starfish near the sea!

B Vocabulary

In, on, near, under

Sea, beach, sand, dolphin, crabs, fish, starfish, shells, octopus, boats

I can see a . It’s _ _ the . I can see two . They’re

_ _ the . I can see three . They’re _ _ the .

I can see four . They’re _ _ _ _ the . I can see five

. They’re _ _ _ _ _water. I can see six

. They’re _ _ the . I can see an .

It’s _ _ _ _ _ the .

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B Vocabulary

Write the correct number: one, two three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
nine or ten!

How many fish can you see?

………………………………………………………………..

How many crabs can you see? ……………………………….

How many starfish can you see? ……………………….

How many boats can you see? ……………………

How many shells can you see? ……………………………………………

How many dolphins can you see? ……………………………………………………….

How many octopuses can you see? ………………………………………..

C Reading and Writing

Write the short form, read and draw!

Remember: It is= It’s They are= They’re

It is a dolphin. …………………………………………………

They are shells. ………………………………………………..

They are boats. ………………………………………………..

It is a starfish. ………………………………………………..

They are crabs. ………………………………………………..

They are fish. ………………………………………………………..

It is a beach. ……………………………………………………

It is an octopus. ………………………………………………………
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C Reading and Writing

Read the story and finish the sentences! Then use your imagination to draw
the boat from the story.

There is a large b _ _ _ _ in a small seaside town called Maron. On the beach, there
is an old blue b _ _ _ near the sea. The boat is full of sh _ _ _ _ and s_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
C _ _ _ _ can go in and out of it, but they can’t stay long because they like water.

One day an o _ _ _ _ _ _ sees the boat and takes it to the s _ _ . The b _ _ _ is very
happy and so is the o _ _ _ _ _ _ . Two blue d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ jump out of the water
to say hello to them. They are happy to see the old b _ _ _ sailing on the s _ _ .

D Speaking

Look around the room! What can you see? What can’t you see?

A: I can see a board, but I can’t see a computer. How about you?
B: I can see a window, but I can’t see a boat. How about you?
A: I can see a chair, but I can’t see a shell. How about you? Etc…

Give instructions to your friends!

A: Put your pen under the chair, please!

B: OK. Put your pencil in your pencil case, please!
C: OK. Put your book on your chair, please!
D: OK. Put your bag near your chair, please!
E: OK. Put your pencil case under your book, please! Etc…

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Teacher Notes
Vocabulary related to the beach.
I can/can’t see a… / How many…can
Target Language:
you see?
Prepositions: in, on, near, under
Duration: 45 minutes

1 Structure and Timing (all times approximate)

A. Warmer (15 minutes)

B. Vocabulary (10 minutes)
C. Reading and writing (10 minutes)
D. Speaking (10 minutes)

Total: 45 minutes.

2 Procedure

A. Warmer

Draw several (up to ten) sea creatures or objects on the white board and ask your
students to count them and say how many they can see.

Next, draw a simplified picture of a beach with some creatures and objects on it.
Introduce 4 main prepositions: ON, IN, UNDER and NEAR by drawing a box and writing
the prepositions on the drawing:

ON

NEAR
IN

UNDER

Ask the students where the certain objects are. They are supposed to answer with 3
words: on the beach, in the sand, under the hat, near the sea etc.

After that, ask them to draw a thing in a certain place i.e. “draw a shell near the sea!”
etc.

B. Vocabulary

After filling in the gaps, ask each student to read the whole paragraph aloud.

The same procedure should be followed with questions and answers in the second
exercise.

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Answer Key

I can see a dolphin. It’s in the sea. I can see two shells. They’re on the beach.
I can see three crabs. They’re in the sand. I can see four starfish. They’re
near the sea. I can see five fish. They’re underwater. I can see six boats.
They’re on the sea. I can see an octopus. It’s under the boat.

1. Three
2. Five
3. Eight
4. Seven
5. Six
6. Two
7. Four

C. Reading and Writing

Answer Key

It’s a dolphin.
They’re shells.
They’re boats.
It’s a starfish.
They’re crabs.
They’re fish.
It’s a beach.
It’s an octopus.

There is a large beach in a small seaside town called Maron. On the beach, there
is an old blue boat near the sea. The boat is full of shells and starfish. Crabs
can go in and out of it, but they can’t stay long because they like water. One day
an octopus sees the boat and takes it to the sea. The boat is very happy and so
is the octopus. Two blue dolphins jump out of the water to say hello to them.
They are happy to see the old boat sailing on the sea.

D. Speaking

Practice saying the sentences beginning with “I can see a …..” and “I can’t see a ….”
by looking around the classroom or by putting up a poster on the board with a beach
on it. Instead of “I can see …” they can also revise “there is a ….” etc.

To practice the prepositions, the students give each other instructions where to put a
certain thing. After that the game can be played in which one student hides an object
somewhere in the classroom and others have to guess where the object is by asking:
“Is it under your chair?” or “Is it in the trash can?” and so on.

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